Onalaska second graders help teach and learn from UW-L education majors

"Technologies have really changed the way we learn and the way we teach as well," said Dr. Rita Chen, a professor at UW-La Crosse in the department of educational studies.

Professor Chen has not only changed the way she teaches, but she is also training this group of UW-L students on what it takes to be the teachers of tomorrow.

"I am going to be an early childhood to early adolescent education major," said Nicole Milkey, UW-L junior.

But before Ms. Milkey steps into an elementary school classroom, she's learning how to incorporate technology into her lessons.

"It's really awesome," said Milkey.

She gets to do it by blogging with a live audience.

"I'm in 2nd Grade," said Kyla Betz, a student at Eagle Bluff Elementary School in Onalaska.

Kyla is a part of that audience as a student at Eagle Bluff Elementary. Her Teacher, Mr. Bonnar, introduced his students to blogging last year using a website called Kidblog. This year the project expanded into a partnership with UW-L.